Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 1987, Portugal's population change decreased by 2.4% compared to 1986, reaching 12.3.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 12.5.

Portugal ranks 16th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 19.1% (from 15.2 in 1982).

Source: Eurostat dataset demo_gind, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.